*폴딩 하우스 [ Studio SKLIM ] Hansha Reflection House

건축은 내부공간과 주변과의 관계성을 재구성하는
일련의 행위를 수반한다. 특히 적극적인 공간구성은
건축물에 아이텐티를 부각시키는 형태로 귀결된다.
일본의 일반적인 저층 주거와의 형태와 사뭇 다른 '한나 리플렉션 하우스'는
내외부의 관계 맺기의 적극적인 건축해석에서 시작한다.
크게 집을 구성하는 3개의 구역-퍼블릭, 서비스, 프라빗-은 건축적인 해석화 작업을 통하여
주변 랜드스케이프 요소를 차입한 폴딩된 건축공간과
내부 중정 그리고 루프데크로 이루어 진다.
이와 같은 공간구성을 가능케 하는 구조적인 힘은 우리가 흔히 사용하는 콘크리트와
스틸을 대신하는 팀버구조에서 찾아 볼 수 있는데, 그런 팀버구조는 일본전통의 목조건축의 양식을
현대적인 구조 테크놀로지와의 결합에서 시작한다.
특히 폴딩되어 있는 상층부는 주변의 사쿠라 군락 방향을 향하며 외부 환경을
내부로 유입시켜 내외부 관계를 통섭시킬려는 의도를 발산한다.
이렇게 비워진 저층부는 자동차 주차를 위해 활용되는 동시에
주거와 외부환경과의 적절한 버퍼 공간을 확보하여 준다.
조금은 특이한 형태는 내외부의 관계를 적극적으로 통섭할려는 건축가의
의도를 적나라하게 보여주며 건축물의 아이텐티를 살린다.

reviewed by SJ

Architects: Studio SKLIM
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Collaborators: Machiko Nakamura, Federico Mira (3D visualization)
Builder: Sakae Advanced Housing Technology
Structure: KES System Headquarters Shelter
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 124 square meters
Photographs: Jeremy San / Studio SKLIM

Studio SKLIM is back with a new residential project in Nagoya’s prefecture in Japan. The Hansha Reflection house is situated at the entrance of Misakimizube Koen, a picturesque park that fronts a lake which is flanked by Sakura trees.  In the approach to integrate the house, the architects designed it in such a manner so that it can be conceived to be part of the environment despite its futuristic appearance. However, with such architectural designs it seems as if Japan is the place to be in order to take your plain old family house to new avant-garde levels.

The Hansha Reflection house is a two-storey detached construction with a courtyard and a roof deck totaling 124 square meters. The architectural program of the house has been divided into three zones; public, service and private with a further punctuation of the main massing with the landscape element; providing spaces for the courtyard and roof deck. The ground level or base of the construction was further chiseled with structure, daylight, ventilation and viewpoint concerns – thus formulating the internal courtyard, as well as additional car parking. The chiseling of the structure as well as the moving up of the public spaces to the upper level allows accommodation for three outdoor parking spaces on the ground level.

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In an attempt to take full advantage of the scenic views, the architects have made the public areas – the kitchen, living room and dining room on the upper level, into an open floor plan.  On the ground level, the program comprises the private living quarters such as the main bedroom, the music room/study, the Tatami room, a bathroom and a WC, a walk-in closet and the child’s room. Moreover, the bedroom and the music/study room have direct access to the sunlit internal courtyard.

The interior design approach of The Hansha Reflection house reflects elements of modern design infused with Japanese style. Wood and steel have been used in abundance; natural oak wood flooring is apparent throughout the house complemented by dark timber stained surfaces. Contrasting achromatic white and black colors have been used on surfaces such as walls and furnishings. The double height opening of the staircase floods the ground level with light. While signature mid-century modern furniture designer pieces balance the interior style between Japanese modern and mid-century modern.

The structure of The Hansha Reflection house is constructed out of timber, not common in low-rise Japanese houses. Timber itself has the strongest weight to strength ratio amongst other building materials such as concrete and steel. Using timber from a renewable source, together with building technology that uses a hybrid of a traditional mortise-and-tenon joint system with steel bracketing, the house pushes the omnipresent “boxed” building envelope for timber residential construction in Japan. The outer form of the Hansha Reflections House reflects the inner structure creating room for architectural expression on the façade and inclined surfaces. For instance, the asymmetrical window ledge was purposefully built on the upper level, providing a material continuity from exterior to interior and framing the picturesque view of the Sakura trees. Despite the bulky volume of the house and the overall black reflective façade with few openings, the interior creates continuity with the exterior through the main window on the upper level as well as through the windows in the internal courtyard. Additionally, the roof deck, the apex of the house further heightens one’s sense of place with its surroundings and provides the perfect viewing platform for both Hanami (Sakura) and Hanabi (Fireworks) festivals.

All in all, despite the fact that surface area-wise, The Hansha Reflection house is just an ordinary house, its design, form and overall architecture transform this ordinary family home to an avant-garde residence. Studio SKLIM has paid particular attention to creating a house which reflects the inner structure creating room for architectural expression on the façade and on the inclined surfaces. The Hansha Reflection house concentrates the liveliness of the site to formulate a dwelling that looks back at the surroundings with a slight twist.

from  yatzer